WO2020177181A1 - Dispositif de nettoyage autonome - Google Patents

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WO2020177181A1
WO2020177181A1 PCT/CN2019/082577 CN2019082577W WO2020177181A1 WO 2020177181 A1 WO2020177181 A1 WO 2020177181A1 CN 2019082577 W CN2019082577 W CN 2019082577W WO 2020177181 A1 WO2020177181 A1 WO 2020177181A1
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孙佳俭
高胜利
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  • This application relates to the field of mobile robots, in particular to an autonomous cleaner.
  • Sweeping robots also known as automatic sweepers, smart vacuum cleaners, autonomous cleaners, etc.
  • the sweeping robot can be controlled by humans (the operator holds the remote control) or complete the floor cleaning work in the room by itself according to certain set rules. It can clean the ground debris such as hair, dust, and debris on the ground.
  • the existing sweeping robots are all fixed structures or integrated structures, and can only move and clean on horizontal surfaces such as the floor, they cannot clean walls or furniture perpendicular to the ground; at the same time, it is difficult for the sweeping robot to reach In areas such as wall corners, furniture sides and top surfaces, the cleaning effect of the sweeping robot is poor or unable to complete the cleaning operation. In this case, if you want to achieve the purpose of cleaning, you need additional cleaning tools. For example, if a user wants to clean a multi-layer bookcase, when the existing sweeping robot cannot complete the cleaning operation, a hand-held vacuum cleaner or other cleaning tools can only be configured, which greatly increases the cleaning cost. Therefore, the existing sweeping robots cannot meet the current multi-functional requirements.
  • the purpose of this application is to provide an autonomous cleaner to solve the problems existing in the prior art.
  • an autonomous cleaner including: a main body, including an assembly space, and a dust suction port on the bottom surface and facing the cleaning surface; and a power system, including two oppositely disposed on the main body The side is used to drive the driving wheel of the main body; the control system is arranged on the main body to control the driving wheel; the hand-held vacuum cleaner is assembled in the assembly space of the main body, including the modular integrated assembly The power supply part, the fan part, the separation and dust collection part, and the dust suction head connected to the dust suction port.
  • the direction in which the power system drives the body to advance is defined as the forward direction, and the dust suction port is provided at the front end of the body.
  • the direction in which the power system drives the body forward is defined as the forward direction, and the length between the left and right ends of the dust suction port is not less than the length of the drive wheels on both sides. One half of the pitch.
  • the periphery of the dust suction port is provided with a collection structure.
  • the collection structure includes a flaring portion facing the moving direction of the body and a stop portion relative to the flaring portion.
  • the collection structure is made of flexible material.
  • the driving wheels on both sides are located at the rear end of the dust suction port.
  • the direction in which the power system drives the body to advance is defined as the forward direction
  • the autonomous cleaner further includes at least one side brush assembly disposed at the front end of the body, and the at least The rotating radius of the brush of the one side brush assembly partially covers the dust suction opening.
  • the direction in which the power system drives the main body is defined as the forward direction
  • the hand-held vacuum cleaner is the vacuum head, separating and collecting from the front to the back.
  • the dust part is a fan part; the power supply part is arranged at the rear end of the fan part; or the power supply part is arranged on at least one of the upper, lower, left or right sides of the fan part.
  • the direction in which the power system drives the body to advance is defined as the forward direction
  • the fan part includes an air outlet, and the air outlet is located at the rear end of the body.
  • the hand-held vacuum cleaner is assembled in the assembly space of the body in a tool-free manner.
  • the direction in which the power system drives the body to advance is defined as the forward direction
  • the hand-held vacuum cleaner is assembled in the assembly space of the body and is located symmetrically in the body. On the central axis in the front-rear direction.
  • a filter assembly is provided on the passage between the separation and dust collection part and the fan part.
  • the hand-held vacuum cleaner includes a housing that encapsulates at least the power supply part and the fan part, and a hand-held part is provided on the housing.
  • the separation and dust collection part is assembled on the housing in a tool-free manner.
  • the dust suction head and the separating and dust collecting part are integrally formed; or the dust collecting head and the separating and dust collecting part are of a tool-free assembly and disassembly structure.
  • the dust suction head and the separating and dust collecting part are made of transparent materials.
  • the separation and dust collection part includes a chamber
  • the air duct inlet connecting the dust suction head and the fan part includes a separation chamber and a separation chamber connected to the separation chamber and located in the In the dust collection chamber on the lower side of the separation chamber, a flexible blade is arranged between the separation chamber and the dust collection chamber, and there is a gap between the flexible blade and the wall of the chamber.
  • a lid that can be opened and closed is provided at the bottom of the dust collection chamber.
  • a plurality of first engaging structures are provided on the body, and a plurality of second engaging structures corresponding to the first engaging structure are provided on the handheld vacuum cleaner. Clip structure.
  • the first engagement structure is a protrusion structure
  • the second engagement structure is a slot structure corresponding to the protrusion structure; or the first engagement structure is The slot structure, the second engagement structure is a protrusion structure corresponding to the engagement with the slot structure.
  • a position detection component is provided on the main body for detecting the assembly state of the handheld vacuum cleaner in the main body.
  • a first connector electrically connected to the control system is provided on the main body, and a first connector electrically connected to the first connector is provided on the handheld vacuum cleaner. Two connector.
  • At least one side of the body is provided with a cliff sensor.
  • the direction in which the power system drives the body to advance is defined as the forward direction, and the front end of the body is provided with a buffer assembly.
  • the direction in which the power system drives the body to advance is defined as the forward direction, and a plurality of obstacle detectors are provided on the periphery of the front end of the body.
  • control system includes at least one of a positioning and navigation system, a mileage calculation system, a vision measurement system, an object recognition system, and a voice recognition system.
  • an adjustment button for adjusting the output power of the fan is provided on the hand-held vacuum cleaner.
  • the body is provided with at least one driven wheel, and the driven wheel and the driving wheels on both sides of the body together maintain the balance of the body in the motion state.
  • the autonomous cleaner of the present application has the following beneficial effects: through the handheld vacuum cleaner provided on the autonomous cleaner, it can not only complete the ground cleaning operation, but also can clean the ground by using the handheld vacuum cleaner.
  • the device is detached from the main body of the autonomous cleaner, and the area that is difficult to reach by the existing sweeping robot is cleaned by the user's hand.
  • the autonomous cleaner of this application can meet the needs of different cleaning environments, has strong practicability, and does not require users to configure different cleaning tools for different cleaning environments, which greatly saves costs; at the same time, the handheld vacuum device can be installed without tools It is assembled on the main body of the autonomous cleaner in a simple and convenient way, and can be disassembled and assembled without tools.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of the separation of the handheld dust collection device and the main body of the autonomous cleaner of the present application in an embodiment.
  • Fig. 2 shows a schematic view of the bottom view of the autonomous cleaner of this application in an embodiment.
  • Fig. 3 shows a schematic diagram of the collection structure of the autonomous cleaner of this application in an embodiment.
  • Figure 4 shows a cross-sectional view of the autonomous cleaner of this application in an embodiment.
  • Fig. 5 shows a top view of the autonomous cleaner of this application in an embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 shows a schematic diagram of the combination of the handheld dust collection device and the body of the autonomous cleaner of this application in an embodiment.
  • first, second, etc. are used herein to describe various elements or parameters in some examples, these elements or parameters should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one or parameter from another or parameter.
  • first engaging structure may be referred to as the second engaging structure, and similarly, the second engaging structure may be referred to as the first engaging structure without departing from the scope of the various described embodiments.
  • the first engaging structure and the second engaging structure are both describing one engaging structure, but unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, they are not the same engaging structure.
  • A, B or C or "A, B and/or C” means "any of the following: A; B; C; A and B; A and C; B and C; A, B and C” .
  • An exception to this definition will only occur when the combination of elements, functions, steps or operations is inherently mutually exclusive in some way.
  • the application is to disclose a mobile robot, which is a machine device that automatically performs specific tasks. It can accept commands from people, run pre-arranged programs, or act according to principles and guidelines formulated with artificial intelligence technology.
  • This type of mobile robot can be used indoors or outdoors, can be used in industry or home, can be used to replace security patrols, replace people to clean the ground, can also be used for family companions, auxiliary office, etc. Take the most common sweeping robot as an example.
  • Sweeping robots also known as autonomous cleaners, automatic sweepers, and smart vacuum cleaners, are a type of smart household appliances that can clean, vacuum, and wipe the floor.
  • the sweeping robot can be controlled by humans (the operator holds the remote control or through the APP loaded on the smart terminal) or completes the floor cleaning work in the room by itself according to certain set rules, which can clean the hair and dust on the ground , Debris and other ground debris.
  • the existing sweeping robots are all fixed structures or integrated structures, and can only move and clean on horizontal surfaces such as the floor, they cannot clean walls or furniture that are perpendicular to the ground, and they cannot clean surfaces such as beds and sofas. Clean the areas that often need to be cleaned; at the same time, for areas that are difficult to reach by the sweeping robot, such as the corners, the sides of the furniture, and the top surface, the sweeping robot has a poor cleaning effect or cannot complete its cleaning operations. In this case, if you want to achieve the purpose of cleaning, you need additional cleaning tools.
  • a hand-held vacuum cleaner or other cleaning tools can only be configured, which greatly increases the cleaning cost. Therefore, the existing sweeping robots cannot meet the current multi-functional requirements.
  • the present application discloses an autonomous cleaner.
  • a hand-held vacuum cleaner that can be installed and removed without tools, it can not only complete the cleaning operation on the ground or other horizontal surfaces, but also By detaching the hand-held vacuum cleaner from the main body of the autonomous cleaner, areas that are difficult to reach by the existing sweeping robot, such as the aforementioned sofas, desktops, beds, or walls, can be cleaned by the user in a handheld manner.
  • the autonomous cleaner of this application can meet the needs of different cleaning environments, has strong practicability, and does not require users to configure different cleaning tools for different cleaning environments, which greatly saves costs; at the same time, the handheld vacuum device can be installed without tools It is assembled on the main body of the autonomous cleaner in a simple and convenient way, and can be disassembled and assembled without tools.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of the separation of the handheld vacuum cleaner and the main body of the autonomous cleaner of this application in an embodiment.
  • the autonomous cleaner of this application includes: a main body 10, a power system, and a control system And can hold the vacuum cleaner 20.
  • the direction in which the power system drives the body 10 is defined as the forward direction (that is, the direction shown by the dashed arrow in FIG. 1); correspondingly, the The direction opposite to the advancing direction of the main body 10 is defined as the backward direction.
  • the side of the body 10 in the advancing direction of the body 10 is defined as the front side or the front end; the side of the body 10 in the opposite direction away from the front side or the front end is defined as the rear side or the rear end.
  • FIG. 2 shows a schematic bottom view of the autonomous cleaner in an embodiment of the present application.
  • the main body 10 includes an assembly space and a dust suction port 100 located on the bottom surface and facing the cleaning surface.
  • the outer surface of the autonomous cleaner that faces the ground direction is usually called the bottom surface, and correspondingly, the outer surface of the autonomous cleaner that faces the vertical upward direction is called the top surface.
  • the cleaning surface refers to a horizontal surface where the area to be cleaned is located, such as a floor, a table top, etc., but there are other situations, such as a vertical plane on the side surface of a bookcase, or a non-horizontal surface on the exterior of other objects.
  • the main body 10 has a housing including a top surface and a side surface and a chassis 110 (in order to clearly show the internal structure, the housing is not shown in FIG. 1), and the entirety has a flat cylindrical structure.
  • the autonomous cleaner body 10 with a flat cylindrical structure has better environmental adaptability, for example, When moving, it reduces the probability of collision with surrounding objects (such as furniture, walls, etc.) or reduces the intensity of the collision, so as to reduce damage to the autonomous cleaner itself and surrounding objects, and is more conducive to turning or rotating.
  • the autonomous cleaner body may also adopt a rectangular structure, a triangular column structure, or a semi-elliptical column structure (also called a D-shaped structure).
  • the chassis 110 may be integrally formed of a material such as plastic, which includes a plurality of pre-formed grooves, recesses, latching positions or similar structures for installing or integrating related devices or components on the chassis 110.
  • the housing may also be integrally formed of a material such as plastic and configured to be complementary to the chassis 110 to provide protection for devices or components mounted to the chassis 110.
  • Other devices can also be provided on the top surface of the housing.
  • a camera device may be provided on the top surface of the housing, and the number of the camera device may be one or more. As for the structure and setting information of the camera device, detailed description will be given later.
  • a microphone may be provided on the top surface of the housing to collect environmental sounds from the autonomous cleaner during the cleaning operation or voice commands from the user. In some embodiments, a microphone may be provided on the top surface of the housing for playing voice information. In some embodiments, a touch display screen may be provided on the top surface of the casing to achieve a good human-machine experience.
  • the chassis 110 and the casing can be detachably combined together by various suitable devices (such as screws, buckles, etc.), and after being combined together, the chassis 110 and the casing can form a packaging structure, so
  • the packaging structure has a certain accommodation space.
  • the accommodation space can be used to accommodate various devices or components of the autonomous cleaner.
  • the accommodation space can be used to accommodate the power system, the control device, and the handheld cleaner.
  • the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 is detachably assembled in the containing space, occupies a part of the containing space, and the detachment and fixation of the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 is realized through a snap structure or a magnetic structure .
  • the part of the holding space occupied by the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 forms the assembly space.
  • the assembly space is located in the center of the main body 10, and the rest such as power systems and control devices occupy another part of the accommodation space.
  • the power system and the control device are respectively arranged at both ends of the accommodating space of the main body 10, and a certain size of assembly space 110 is formed in the middle, and the assembly space 110 is used to assemble the
  • the vacuum cleaner 20 can be hand-held. Since the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 has the function of a hand-held vacuum cleaner, it is designed to have a higher power suction performance (compared to the vacuum power when used as a sweeping robot). For this reason, the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 The dust suction device 20 needs a longer body to optimize its air duct design to meet its high power requirements.
  • the length of the assembly space 110 in the front and rear direction occupies the body 10 from the front side to the back side.
  • the length of the assembly space 110 in the front-to-rear direction occupies about 90% of the length of the body 10 from the front side to the back side. The remaining 10% of the space on the front side of 10 is used to install buffer components and their distance sensing components or obstacle detection components.
  • the main body 10 is provided with a first connector electrically connected to the control system
  • the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 is provided with a second connector electrically connected to the first connector.
  • Connector (not shown).
  • the first and second connectors are plug-in connectors, such as pin connectors, socket connectors, or gold finger connectors.
  • the first connector is electrically connected to the control system and the second connector.
  • a pin connector or socket connector (or golden finger) is provided between the control system and the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 to electrically connect the two.
  • the control of the fan of the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 for example, adjusts the output power of the fan of the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20; the control system and the body 10 are provided with a fixed electrical connection between the two A pin connector or a socket connector is used to control the motion state of the body.
  • a pin-type connector or a slot-type connector By using a pin-type connector or a slot-type connector, a reliable electrical connection between the control system and the main body and the handheld vacuum cleaner is ensured, and connection failures such as poor contact are avoided.
  • the control system realizes the control of the fan of the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 through the electrical connection of the first connector and the second connector.
  • the control system controls the fan according to the planned path. Adjust the output power of the fan; or the control system adjusts the output power of the fan according to the type of dirt and debris detected; or adjusts the output power of the fan according to the detected floor type such as wooden floor and carpet.
  • the control system can also analyze the battery power of the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 through the electrical connection between the first connector and the second connector to determine whether to return to the charging pile for charging.
  • the chassis 110 is also provided with a dust suction port 100, the dust suction port 100 is located on the bottom surface of the autonomous cleaner, and the opening faces the cleaning surface.
  • the dust suction port 100 is provided at the front end of the main body 10 so that the autonomous cleaner can contact dirt and debris such as dust and debris more quickly and remove the dirt through the dust suction port 100 Collect it.
  • the dirt includes, but is not limited to: soft debris, agglomerates, strips, hard debris, and the like.
  • the soft debris include: paper scraps, plastic sheets, dust, and the like.
  • the blobs include: hair balls, plastic bags, and the like.
  • the strips include: wires, thread ends, iron wires, cloth strips, and the like.
  • hard debris examples include: rice grains, paper clips, stones, pens, and other debris frequently produced in residential and office environments, which are not exhaustively listed here.
  • Various dirt is usually smaller than the diameter of the dust suction port and can enter the cleaning device of the autonomous cleaner with the airflow.
  • the dust suction port is often an opening with a relatively small width relative to the main body. Only the dust suction port collects dirt, the cleaning range is small, and the cleaning effect is weak. Therefore, in an exemplary embodiment, the present application provides a collecting structure, which forms a channel inlet that facilitates the suction of dust or garbage in the dust suction port.
  • FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of the collection structure of the autonomous cleaner in an embodiment of the present application.
  • the collection structure 120 includes a collection portion 103, a stop portion 102, and a flaring portion 101.
  • the collecting portion 103 is located on opposite sides of the dust suction port 100, and is arranged on the opposite sides of the dust suction port 100 in a state of being retracted from front to back, and the stop portion 102 is connected to the opposite sides of the dust suction port 100.
  • the rear end of the collecting part 103, the flared part 101 is formed at the front end of the collecting part 103 on the opposite sides and is located in front of the dust suction port 100, and the flared part 101 is in the moving direction of the main body 10
  • An opening is formed to expand the range of the dust suction port 100 to collect dust and debris.
  • the stop portion 102 and the flared portion 101 are connected by the collecting portions 103 on both sides, and form a closed side opposite to the opening side of the dust suction port 100 to prevent dust and debris collected when the main body 10 moves. Wait for the dirt to leak backwards.
  • the height of the collection structure 120 can be set to just touch the ground, and the shape can be set to a scraper shape or the like.
  • the collection structure 120 uses a flexible material so that the collection structure 120 is in contact with the hard surface.
  • the surface or obstacle can be elastically deformed within a certain range when in contact, so as to reduce the wear of the collecting structure 120.
  • the collection structure 120 can quickly recover its shape, which can prolong the service life of the collection structure 120 while maintaining the cleaning ability.
  • the flexible material includes synthetic fibers, animal or plant fibers, or other fiber materials known in the art, such as polyester rubber.
  • dirt such as dust and debris are sucked into the dust suction port 100 mainly by the suction force generated by the fan.
  • the dust suction port 100 is too small or too narrow, the dust, debris and other dirt that the dust suction port 100 can suck in at one time during the movement of the autonomous cleaner will also be Greatly reduce, thereby affecting the efficiency of cleaning.
  • the wider the width of the dust suction port 100 the larger the cleaning range. Therefore, in order to improve the cleaning efficiency, the length between the left and right ends of the dust suction port 100 is set to be no less than both sides. One half of the wheel pitch of the drive wheels.
  • the autonomous cleaner further includes two side brush assemblies 30 arranged at the front end of the body 10.
  • the brush assemblies 30 on both sides rotate towards each other (rotating in the opposite direction) during operation, and are used to sweep dust and debris brushes to the middle of the forward path of the autonomous cleaner, so as to facilitate the suction of dust by the dust suction port 100. room. Therefore, the radius of rotation of the brush provided with the at least one side brush assembly 30 partially covers the dust suction port 100, so that dirt such as dust and debris can be concentrated in front of the dust suction port 100.
  • the brush assembly 30 is installed at the bottom of the autonomous cleaner near the edge, and may include a rotating member 301, at least one supporting portion 302 and bristle tufts 303 installed on the supporting portion 302.
  • the rotating member 301 is connected to a power output shaft (not shown).
  • the power output shaft is driven by a rotating shaft of a motor.
  • the power output shaft obtains power from the motor of the driving wheel through a worm structure, that is, the design of the driving wheel and the side brush sharing the motor.
  • the supporting portion 302 is used to connect the rotating member 301 and the bristle tuft 303, and the bristle tuft 303 is composed of a plurality of bristles.
  • the supporting parts 302 may be evenly distributed around an axis perpendicular to the ground, are generally axisymmetric around the axis, and form an angle with the bottom surface of the body 10 to be less than 90 degrees.
  • the brush assembly 30 is provided with three supporting parts 302, the three supporting parts 302 are evenly distributed around the axis and spaced 60 degrees apart.
  • the supporting portion 302 may be made of a flexible material such as an elastomer, so that the supporting portion 302 deforms when it comes into contact with a hard surface and an obstacle.
  • the bristle material may include synthetic fibers, animal or plant fibers, or other fiber materials known in the art.
  • Each bristle tuft 303 may have approximately the same length and coverage; or, in some embodiments, because the front edge of the autonomous cleaner is provided with a cliff sensor (not shown), and the brush assembly 30 and the cliff sensor In this case, part of the bristle tufts can be set to be longer than the other part of the bristle tufts to reduce the number of times the bristle tufts block the cliff sensor on the edge of the autonomous cleaner during the rotation process, so as to make the cliff The sensor can obtain more accurate detection results.
  • the brush assembly 30 may extend beyond the side surface and the front surface of the body 10, so that the brush assembly 30 can agitate hard-to-reach areas such as dust and debris in corners and furniture. Dirt. It is easy to understand that, in some embodiments, a brush assembly 30 is provided on both sides of the front end of the main body 10, in a state as shown in FIG. 2, which can take into account the cleaning range on both sides of the front end, and the cleaning efficiency is higher.
  • the autonomous cleaner also includes a power system, as shown in FIG. 2, the power system includes driving wheels 401 arranged on opposite sides of the body 10 for driving the body 10 to move.
  • the driving wheel 401 is installed along any side of the chassis 110.
  • the driving wheel 401 is arranged at the rear end of the dust suction port 100, and is used to drive the autonomous cleaner to reciprocate back and forth according to a planned movement track. , Rotating or curvilinear motion, or driving the autonomous cleaner to adjust the posture, and providing two contact points between the body 10 and the floor surface.
  • the driving wheel 401 may have a biased drop suspension system, which is fastened in a movable manner, for example, is rotatably mounted on the body 10, and receives a spring bias that is biased downward and away from the body 10 .
  • the spring bias allows the driving wheel 401 to maintain contact and traction with the ground with a certain ground force, so as to ensure that the tire surface of the driving wheel 401 fully contacts the ground.
  • the rotation speed difference of the driving wheels 401 on both sides of the main body 10 is driven by the adjuster to realize the steering.
  • At least one driven wheel 501 may also be provided on the body 10 (in some embodiments, the driven wheel is also called: auxiliary wheel, caster wheel, roller, universal wheel, etc.). Support the body stably.
  • at least one driven wheel 501 is provided on the main body 10, and the driving wheels 401 on both sides of the main body 10 maintain the balance of the main body 10 in the moving state together.
  • the driven wheel 501 may be arranged on the rear part of the main body 10, specifically, in the state shown in FIG. 2.
  • driven wheels 501 which are respectively arranged on the rear side of the driving wheel 401, It is arranged adjacent to the opposite sides of the fan part 202 and the battery part 201 of the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20, and together with the driving wheels 401 on both sides of the body 10 to maintain the balance of the body 10 in the motion state.
  • the driving wheel 401 and its driving motor in the power system and the fan part 202 of the modular handheld vacuum cleaner 20 The and battery parts 201 are respectively located at the front part and the rear part of the main body 10 of the autonomous cleaner, so that when the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 is assembled on the main body 10, the weight of the entire autonomous cleaner is balanced.
  • the power system further includes a driving motor.
  • the autonomous cleaner may also include at least one drive unit, such as a left-wheel drive unit for driving the left drive wheel and a right-wheel drive unit for driving the right drive wheel.
  • the driving unit may include one or more processors (CPU) or micro processing units (MCU) dedicated to controlling the driving motor.
  • the micro-processing unit is used to convert the information or data provided by the processing device into an electrical signal for controlling the drive motor, and control the rotation speed, steering, etc. of the drive motor according to the electrical signal to adjust autonomous The moving speed and direction of the cleaner.
  • the information or data is the deflection angle determined by the processing device.
  • the processor in the drive unit can be shared with the processor in the processing device or can be set independently.
  • the drive unit serves as a slave processing device
  • the processing device serves as a master device
  • the drive unit performs movement control based on the control of the processing device.
  • the drive unit is shared with the processor in the processing device.
  • the drive unit receives the data provided by the processing device through the program interface.
  • the driving unit is used for controlling the driving wheel based on a movement control instruction provided by the processing device.
  • the control system is arranged on the main body 10 to control the driving wheel 401, and is usually provided with a processor and a memory.
  • the control system is arranged on the circuit board in the main body 10, including a memory and a processor, etc., and the memory and the processor are directly or indirectly electrically connected to realize data transmission or Interactive.
  • the control system is electrically connected to the main body 10 through a first connector to control the movement of the main body 10, and the control system is electrically connected to the main body 10 through a second connector that is electrically connected to the first connector.
  • the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 is electrically connected to realize the control of the handheld vacuum cleaner 20, such as adjusting the output power of the fan in the handheld vacuum cleaner 20.
  • the memory and the processor may be electrically connected to each other through one or more communication buses or signal lines.
  • the control system may also include at least one software module stored in the memory in the form of software or firmware (Firmware).
  • the software module is used to store various programs for the autonomous cleaner to execute, for example, a path planning program of the autonomous cleaner.
  • the processor is used to execute the program, thereby controlling the autonomous cleaner to perform cleaning operations.
  • the processor includes an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities; or a general-purpose processor, for example, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a discrete gate or a transistor logic device , Discrete hardware components can implement or execute the methods, steps, and logical block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of the present application.
  • the general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor.
  • the memory may include random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), read-only memory (Read Only Memory, ROM), programmable read-only memory (Programmable Read-Only Memory, PROM), Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory, EPROM), Electric Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory, EEPROM, etc.
  • RAM Random Access Memory
  • ROM read-only memory
  • PROM programmable read-only memory
  • PROM Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
  • EPROM Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
  • EEPROM Electrical Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
  • the control system may also only be provided with a sensing system, which is used to sense related signals and physical quantities to determine the position information and motion state information of the mobile device.
  • the sensing system may include a camera device, a laser direct structuring (LDS) device, various sensing devices, etc., where these devices can be combined in different ways according to product requirements.
  • the sensing system may include a camera device and various sensor devices.
  • the sensing system may include a laser distance measuring device and various sensor devices.
  • the sensing system may include a camera device, a laser distance measuring device, and various sensor devices. In the foregoing embodiments, there may be one or more imaging devices.
  • the top surface for example, the central area of the top surface, the front end of the top surface relative to the central area, the rear end of the top surface relative to the central area
  • At least one camera can be provided at the junction of the side surface, and the optical axis of the at least one camera is at an acute or close to a right angle to the plane formed by the top surface, and is used to capture images of the operating environment of the autonomous cleaner to Conducive to subsequent VSLAM (Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping, simultaneous visual positioning and map creation) and object recognition.
  • VSLAM Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping, simultaneous visual positioning and map creation
  • the top surface of the body may be provided with a monocular camera, and the monocular camera can calculate the transformation of the camera's pose by matching adjacent images, and perform triangulation ranging from two perspectives. The depth information of the corresponding points can be obtained, and the positioning and mapping can be realized through the iterative process.
  • a binocular camera may be provided on the top surface of the body, and the binocular camera may calculate depth information through a triangulation method, and positioning and mapping may be realized through an iterative process.
  • the top surface of the main body may be provided with a fish-eye camera, the fish-eye camera protrudes from the top surface of the main body, and a panoramic image can be obtained through the fish-eye camera.
  • the sensing system may include various types of sensors for different purposes, including but not limited to any one or a combination of pressure sensors, gravity sensors, distance sensors, cliff sensors, fall sensors, collision detection sensors, etc. .
  • the pressure sensor can be set on the shock absorber of the driving wheel, and the shock absorber can determine whether the mobile device has passed the uneven surface of the cleaning area by detecting the pressure change of the shock absorber.
  • the damping movement of the device makes the pressure sensor output a pressure signal different from the pressure signal on a flat ground.
  • the pressure sensor may be provided on the buffer component (such as a bumper, etc.) of the autonomous cleaner. When the buffer component collides with an obstacle, the pressure-reducing vibration of the buffer component makes the pressure sensor output Based on the pressure signal generated by the collision.
  • the gravity sensor can be set at any position of the body 10, and the gravity value of the autonomous cleaner is detected to determine whether the mobile device passes the uneven surface of the cleaning area. When the autonomous cleaner passes the uneven surface , The gravity value of the autonomous cleaner also changes accordingly.
  • the periphery of the front end of the body 10 is provided with a plurality of obstacle detectors.
  • the obstacle detector includes, but is not limited to, cliff sensors, ranging sensors, collision detection sensors, etc., which are used for autonomous cleaners to detect surrounding objects in a clean environment, so as to realize their own moving direction or movement according to the received feedback signal Adjust the posture to avoid collision with obstacles or falling off the cliff.
  • at least one side of the body 10 is provided with the cliff sensor, which is located at the front end and close to the bottom of the edge of the autonomous cleaner.
  • cliff sensors there are a plurality of cliff sensors, such as four, which are respectively arranged at the front end of the bottom of the main body 10 for transmitting sensing signals to the ground and using the signals received by reflection to sense cliffs.
  • the cliff sensor is also called the suspended sensor.
  • the cliff sensor is a light sensor that mainly uses various forms.
  • the cliff sensor can be an infrared sensor with an infrared signal transmitter and an infrared signal receiver. Infrared light and the reflected infrared light are received to perceive the cliff, and further, the depth of the cliff can be analyzed.
  • a distance measuring sensor may also be provided to detect changes in the vertical distance between the chassis 110 of the autonomous cleaner and the ground, and/or to detect changes in the distance between the autonomous cleaner and surrounding objects.
  • the distance measuring sensor can be arranged on the buffer component of the autonomous cleaner, so that when the autonomous cleaner travels, the distance measuring sensor can detect the change of the distance between the autonomous cleaner and other objects in the cleaning environment.
  • the bumper is in the shape of a circular arc and is arranged at the front end of the main body of the autonomous cleaner.
  • the distance measurement sensor may include an infrared distance measurement sensor, and the number of infrared distance measurement sensors may be multiple.
  • the number of infrared distance measurement sensors may be four, six, or eight, which are arranged symmetrically in the Opposite sides of the bumper.
  • Each infrared ranging sensor has an infrared signal transmitter and an infrared signal receiver.
  • the infrared signal transmitter emits a beam of infrared light, which forms a reflection after it hits the object, and the reflected infrared light is received by the infrared signal receiver. Based on the time difference data between infrared emission and reception, the distance between the autonomous cleaner and the object is calculated.
  • the ranging sensor may include a ToF sensor, and ToF (Time of Flight) is the time of flight technology.
  • the number of ToF sensors may be multiple, for example, the number of ToF sensors is two, which are respectively arranged symmetrically on opposite sides of the bumper.
  • the ToF sensor emits modulated near-infrared light, reflects after encountering an object, receives the reflected light, and calculates the distance between the autonomous cleaner and the object by calculating the time difference or phase difference between light emission and reflection.
  • the distance measurement sensor may include an ultrasonic distance measurement sensor, and the ultrasonic distance measurement sensor may be disposed on the frontmost end centered in the bumper.
  • the ultrasonic distance measuring sensor has an ultrasonic transmitter and a sound wave receiver. The ultrasonic transmitter is used to transmit ultrasonic waves.
  • the counter starts timing at the same time as the transmission time.
  • the ultrasonic waves propagate in the air, and they will be reflected back immediately when they hit objects on the way.
  • the timing is stopped immediately, and the distance between the autonomous cleaner and the object is calculated based on the time recorded by the timer.
  • the ranging sensor can also be provided on the chassis 110 of the autonomous cleaner, and the distance between the chassis of the autonomous cleaner and the floor surface is detected to determine whether the mobile device has passed the uneven surface of the cleaning area.
  • the ranging sensor can detect the change of the distance between the autonomous cleaner chassis 110 and the ground.
  • the body 10 may also be equipped with a buffer component to avoid damage caused by the autonomous cleaner colliding with surrounding objects in the cleaning environment.
  • the buffer component may be, for example, a bumper, which is used to buffer the collision of the autonomous cleaner with surrounding objects during the movement.
  • the bumper is generally in the shape of a circular arc sheet, which can be installed at the forward part of the side panel of the body 10.
  • An elastic structure may be provided between the bumper and the body 10, so that a stretchable elastic space is formed between the two.
  • the bumper may adopt a multi-layer structure, or a soft rubber strip or the like may be provided on the outside of the bumper.
  • a collision detection sensor may be provided on the body 10, and the collision detection sensor is associated with the bumper. Including the light emitter, the light receiver and the collision telescopic rod between the light transmitter and the light receiver. Under normal conditions, the collision telescopic rod is in the initial position, and the light path between the light transmitter and the light receiver is unblocked.
  • the bumper located in the front of the autonomous cleaner will be impacted by the obstacle and sink into the body of the robot.
  • the collision telescopic rod located on the inner side of the bumper will contract and block after being forced.
  • the optical path between the light emitter and the light receiver is cut off, and the collision detection sensor sends out a collision signal.
  • the sensing device may also include other sensors, such as magnetometers, accelerometers, gyroscopes, odometers, etc.
  • sensors such as magnetometers, accelerometers, gyroscopes, odometers, etc.
  • the above-mentioned various sensors can also be used in combination to achieve better detection and control effects.
  • control system is also provided with a positioning and navigation system
  • the processor uses a positioning algorithm (such as SLAM) to map the environment where the autonomous cleaner is located according to the object information fed back by the laser ranging device in the sensing system.
  • SLAM positioning algorithm
  • VSLAM positioning algorithm
  • control system is also provided with a mileage calculation system.
  • the processor obtains an instruction to reach a target predetermined position, and calculates a cleaning path according to the target predetermined position and the initial position where the autonomous cleaner is currently located. After the autonomous cleaner starts to work, the processor calculates the mileage of the autonomous cleaner in real time according to the speed data, acceleration data, and time data fed back by the motor.
  • control system is also provided with an object recognition system.
  • the processor compares the image information taken by the camera device in the sensing system with the object image stored in the known image database of the memory, and obtains the category information and position information of the surrounding objects in real time, thereby achieving better Accurate map construction and navigation functions.
  • the autonomous cleaner has a built-in object recognition model obtained through deep learning in advance. During the operation of the autonomous cleaner, the image captured by the camera device is input to the object recognition model. In the model, the object information (such as position information, shape information, etc.) existing in the input image is calculated, and the object category in the image is recognized.
  • the object recognition model can be obtained through convolutional neural network training.
  • Convolutional Neural Network is an architecture of deep neural networks, which is closely related to image processing.
  • the weight-sharing network structure of convolutional neural networks makes it more similar to biological neural networks. This structure not only reduces the complexity of the network model, but also reduces the number of weights. This network structure is effective for translation, scaling, and tilt. Or other forms of deformation are highly invariant.
  • Convolutional neural networks can directly use images as the input of the network, avoiding the complicated process of feature extraction and data reconstruction in traditional recognition algorithms.
  • control system is also provided with a vision measurement system. Similar to the object recognition system and the positioning and navigation system, the vision measurement system is also based on SLAM or VSLAM. It measures the clean environment through the camera device in the perception system, and recognizes the landmark objects and main features in the clean environment. A map of the clean environment is drawn and navigated based on principles such as triangulation, so as to confirm the current location of the autonomous cleaner and confirm the cleaned and uncleaned areas.
  • the control system is also provided with a voice recognition system.
  • the voice recognition system Through the voice recognition system, the user can issue a voice command to the audio media device to control the autonomous cleaner, thereby enabling the user to control the autonomous cleaner even if the user does not have a hand to operate the manual operation that can be operated with the autonomous cleaner Input device; or, the user can also receive notifications about the status of the autonomous cleaner without having to be physically close to the autonomous cleaner.
  • the voice recognition system can also be positioned to provide audible notifications to the user, and can provide these notifications to the user when the autonomous cleaner is autonomously navigating around the home (in some cases away from the user's vicinity). Since the voice recognition system can issue audible notifications, it can notify the user of the state of the mobile robot without having to divert the user's visual attention.
  • Figure 4 shows a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the autonomous cleaner of this application.
  • the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 is assembled on the body
  • the assembly space includes a power supply part 201, a fan part 202, a separation and dust collection part 203, and a dust suction head 204 that are assembled in a modular and integrated manner from the back to the front.
  • the direction shown by the arrow in FIG. 4 is defined as the forward direction.
  • FIG. 5 shows a top view of the autonomous cleaner of this application in an embodiment.
  • the power system drives the body forward
  • the direction of is defined as forward, and the direction shown by the arrow in Figure 5 is defined as forward.
  • the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 is assembled in the assembly space of the body and is symmetrically located on the central axis of the body 10 in the front-to-rear direction, so that the driving wheels on the left and right sides of the autonomous cleaner 10 are in operation
  • the force is consistent, which is more conducive to the drive and control of the autonomous cleaner.
  • the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 can be assembled in the assembly space of the body 10 with the help of simple tools to complete the splicing with the body 10, so as to be a complete unit.
  • the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 of the present application is assembled in the assembly space 110 of the main body 10 in a tool-free manner.
  • the tool-free means that the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 can be assembled in the assembly space of the main body 10 through the operation of the user's hands without borrowing any tools to complete the connection with the main body.
  • 10 Complete the splicing to be used as a complete autonomous cleaner, which can greatly facilitate the user to use the autonomous cleaner as two kinds of equipment.
  • FIG. 6 shows the combination of the handheld vacuum cleaner of the autonomous cleaner of this application and the body in an embodiment Schematic diagram; when the user needs to clean an area that is not easy to reach by a sweeping robot or a vacuuming robot, such as a sofa, the user can take the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 from the body 10 without the help of any tools.
  • Bottom used as a separate handheld vacuum cleaner, in the state shown in Figure 1.
  • the dust suction head 204 can be configured as a tool-free assembly and disassembly structure with the separation and dust collection part 203, and different dust suction heads can be replaced or configured according to actual needs to achieve better cleaning results.
  • the housing of the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 is provided with a hand-held part 205, for example, the hand-held part 205 is a handle or a handshake structure (such as a groove, a bump, etc.) to facilitate holding , Was in the state shown in Figure 1 and Figure 3.
  • the hand-held portion 205 may also adopt a pull-out handle or a flip-type handle.
  • the power supply part 201, the fan part 202, the separation and dust collection part 203, and the dust collection head 204 which are assembled in a modular and integrated manner, are considered as the counterweight to further improve
  • the operation convenience of the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 is that the handheld portion 205 is arranged on the upper side of the body of the handheld vacuum cleaner 20, so that the operator can use the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 as a handheld vacuum cleaner. Labor-saving. Compared with the solution in which the hand-held part is designed on the front, back, left, or right side, the operator is more labor-saving in use.
  • a hand-held portion 205 may be further provided on the housing.
  • the handle portion 205 extends in the front-to-rear direction and is connected to both ends of the housing.
  • the housing encapsulates the fan part and the battery part, and the handle part 205 is fixedly arranged on the housing On the surface.
  • the length of the hand-held portion 205 can be set to a length that is convenient for human hands to grasp, or a plurality of protrusions can be provided on the inner wall of the hand-held portion 205 facing the outer surface of the housing to increase friction and facilitate holding.
  • the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 is assembled in the assembly space of the body 10, and can be assembled and disassembled without using tools.
  • the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 can be detachably assembled in the assembly space through a snap structure or a magnetic structure.
  • the autonomous cleaner When the autonomous cleaner is used as a sweeping robot, cleaning robot or vacuuming robot to perform cleaning tasks on the ground (floor), due to its long-term walking, it will cause bumps or vibrations in the fuselage body. Of course, part of the vibration may also come from the fan Working vibration will affect the stability of the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 installed in the assembly space 110. For this reason, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of first cards are provided on the body 10
  • the first engaging structure 130 is provided with a plurality of second engaging structures 250 correspondingly engaging with the first engaging structure 130 on the handheld vacuum cleaner 20. It is understandable that when the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 is assembled on the assembly space, in order to better connect the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 and the body 10, the first engagement is usually provided.
  • the structure 130 and the second engaging structure 250 are mutually corresponding interlocking structures.
  • the first engaging structure 130 is a protruding structure
  • the second engaging structure 250 is a groove structure corresponding to the protruding structure
  • the first engaging structure is a slot structure
  • the second engagement structure 250 is a protrusion structure corresponding to the slot structure.
  • the front side of the main body 10 is also provided with a first engaging structure 130.
  • the suction head 204 of the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 is provided with a corresponding first engaging structure 130.
  • the second snap-fit structure 250 In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the first engaging structure 130 provided on the front side of the main body 10 is a hook. Accordingly, the vacuum cleaner head 204 of the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 A second engaging structure 250 corresponding to the first engaging structure 130 is provided on the side wall as a card slot.
  • the combination of the hook and the card slot enables the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 to be installed in the When the space 110 is assembled, the front end of the autonomous cleaner is firmly combined, thereby ensuring the tightness of the combination of the dust suction port 110 and the dust suction head 204, and will not reduce the dust collection efficiency due to air leakage.
  • the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 is assembled in the assembly space of the body 10 through a magnetic structure, and the body 10 is provided with a plurality of first magnetic structures.
  • the dust device 20 is provided with a plurality of second magnetic attraction structures corresponding to the first magnetic attraction structure one to one. In this way, the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 and the main body 10 can be connected by magnetic attraction, and at the same time, they can be disassembled very conveniently when they need to be separated.
  • the main body 10 in order to detect the assembling state of the handheld vacuum cleaner in the main body 10, the main body 10 may also be provided with a position detection component (not shown).
  • the seat detection component may include a Hall sensor and a magnet, wherein the Hall sensor is arranged in the assembly space of the body 10, and the Hall sensor is connected to the chassis 110
  • the control system is connected to the upper control system, and the magnet is arranged on the side or bottom of the handheld vacuum cleaner.
  • the handheld vacuum cleaner when the handheld vacuum cleaner is in the assembled state, the handheld vacuum cleaner The magnet on the upper part corresponds to the Hall sensor in the assembly space.
  • the Hall sensor will output a pulse signal to confirm that the hand-held vacuum cleaner is placed in place or has been placed correctly.
  • the Hall sensor will not output a pulse signal, and the control system will output an alarm because it has not received the corresponding pulse signal The signal reminds the user that the handheld vacuum cleaner is not in place.
  • the autonomous cleaner of the present application provides different functions of autonomous cleaning and manual cleaning through two ways of assembling and disassembling the handheld vacuum cleaner.
  • the user can independently choose whether to use the handheld vacuum cleaner according to different cleaning environments.
  • the dust suction device is disassembled and has high practicability, simple operation, easy to use, and a good user experience.
  • the handheld vacuum cleaner when it is necessary to clean the ground, the handheld vacuum cleaner can be assembled on the body, and the autonomous cleaner can complete the cleaning operation according to a pre-established procedure or cleaning plan.
  • the cleaning range of the autonomous cleaner is often larger, such as the floor of the entire room, etc.
  • the autonomous cleaner can spend more working hours to complete the cleaning, so as to reduce the power requirement.
  • the power of the fan in the assembled state will often be lowered.
  • the hand-held vacuum cleaner may also be provided with an adjustment button for adjusting the output power of the fan, so as to adjust the output power of the fan according to different application scenarios or usage states.
  • the adjustment button may be provided on the surface of the housing of the handheld vacuum cleaner.
  • the adjustment buttons there are two adjustment buttons, one of which means increasing power, and the other means reducing power; the power adjustment method can be set to be based on the user pressing one of the adjustment buttons. Realize the increase or decrease of output power.
  • the adjustment button is a plurality of preset power levels, for example, the first gear or offset, the second gear or mid-range, the third gear or the high-end three are marked and corresponding respectively.
  • the adjustment buttons are also equipped with status display lights to display the status of these buttons to provide a better human-machine user experience. In terms of specific implementation, the status display light can have different choices in display colors and display modes.
  • the status display light can be based on different output powers (for example, high-power mode, low-power mode, and standby mode). Etc.) and display different light colors, or use different display methods (for example: constant light, breathing light mode, flashing, etc.).
  • one end of the dust suction head 204 is connected to the dust suction port 100, and the other end is connected to the air duct inlet 230 of the separation and dust collection part 203 to form a passage for air circulation.
  • a sealing ring (not shown) is provided at the place where one end of the dust suction head 204 communicates with the dust suction port 100 for sealing between the dust suction head 204 and the dust suction port 100 Possible gaps to improve suction efficiency.
  • the dust suction head 204 and the separation and dust collection part 203 are formed as an integral structure. It should be understood that in practical applications, the shape, size, or width of the vacuum head may be different for different cleaning environments. For example, for the cleaning of door slits, the dust suction head may be required to have a relatively slender shape.
  • a docking structure (not shown) is provided on the suction head 204, and the docking structure is used to dock a variety of suction head accessories suitable for different application scenarios.
  • Accessories can present different structures with their specific functions, such as duckbill nozzles for the plot of the gap or flat nozzles for a large area (such as a bed).
  • the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 since the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 has the function of a hand-held vacuum cleaner, it is designed to have a higher power vacuum performance (compared to the vacuum power when used as a sweeping robot). For this reason, The handheld vacuum cleaner 20 needs a longer body to optimize its air duct design to meet its high-power requirements. For this reason, the autonomous cleaner of the present application optimizes the air duct design, that is, through a cyclone separation design Avoid clogging of the air duct that may be caused by a short air duct, for example, a large amount of garbage or dust blocking the filter due to a short air duct.
  • the separation and dust collection part 203 includes a housing, an air duct inlet 230 communicating with the dust suction head 204, and a chamber.
  • the chamber includes a separation chamber 211 and the separation chamber 211 and The dust collection chamber 212 is located under the separation chamber 211.
  • the chamber further includes an outer filter 200 and an inner filter 210.
  • the outer filter 200 has a circular ring-shaped side wall structure forming a circular air cavity; or The outer filter 200 and a part of the casing together form a circular air cavity.
  • the outer filter 200 and all the outer casings form an accommodating cavity 221, or the gap between the outer filter 200 and a part of the outer casing forms an accommodating cavity 221.
  • the inner filter 210 is arranged as an annular side wall structure in the annular wind cavity, and the middle part of the inner filter 210 forms a separation chamber 211.
  • a flexible blade 213 is further provided between the separation chamber 211 and the dust collection chamber 212, and there is a gap between the flexible blade 213 and the wall of the chamber, so that the separation chamber Dust or debris can fall into the dust collection chamber 212 from the gap.
  • the material of the flexible blade 213 is, for example, rubber with elasticity. When the separated debris has a large area, it cannot When falling into the dust collection chamber 212 through the gap, the flexible blade 213 can also be bent and deformed by its own weight so as to fall into the dust collection chamber 212.
  • the radial size of the dust particles in the dirt is smaller than the radial size of the debris
  • the aperture of the first filter hole provided on the outer filter 210 is larger than the radial size of the dust particles and smaller than the radial size of the debris
  • the diameter of the second filter hole opened on the inner filter 210 is smaller than the radial size of the debris.
  • the air flow carries dust and debris and other dirt into the chamber from the air duct entrance 230 and runs along the ring
  • the inner wall of the air-shaped cavity moves to form a cyclone.
  • the radial size of the dust particles in the dirt is smaller than the radial size of the debris.
  • the debris The radial size of is larger than the aperture of the second filter hole provided on the inner filter 210, and the light dust particles will enter the receiving cavity 221 through the first filter hole under the action of centrifugal force in the process of moving with the cyclone. Separated from debris, no longer disturbed by airflow. Due to the action of gravity, the relatively dusty debris falls to the dust collection chamber 212 through the gap between the flexible blade 213 and the wall of the chamber. The flexible blade 213 is used to keep the collected debris in It is not easy to run around in a relatively stable space, so that it can be cleaned up later.
  • the bottom of the dust collection chamber 212 is provided with a cover 240 that can be opened and closed to facilitate the removal of the dust collection chamber 212 when the dust collection chamber 212 is full or when cleaning is required.
  • the dirt is poured out.
  • the cover further includes a fixing structure for fixing the cover to the dust collection chamber.
  • the cover and the dust collection chamber 212 may be connected and fixed by a hinge structure and a snap structure, and the hinge structure may include, for example, a hinge with a simple structure.
  • the dust collection head 204 and the separation and dust collection part 203 are made of transparent materials for more intuitive observation The collection situation in the dust collection chamber 212.
  • the outer filter 200 and the inner filter 210 are filtered or separated, the light dust is collected in the accommodating cavity 221, and the debris is collected in the dust collection chamber 212, which originally carried dust and debris and other dirt.
  • the air flow becomes a clean air flow, which is discharged from the separation and dust collection part 203 through the air outlet, and then enters the fan 2022 through the fan inlet 2021.
  • the fan part includes a fan inlet 2021 and a fan 2022.
  • a filter assembly 220 is provided on the passage between the separation and dust collection part 203 and the fan inlet 2021, and the filter assembly 220 forms a certain gap with the receiving cavity 221, and the filter assembly 220 includes a filter element or a similar filter structure to further filter the airflow, remove possible residual dust, and prevent the dirt in the separating and dust collecting part 203 from escaping and causing damage to the subsequent fan 2022.
  • the filter element or similar filter structure is a detachable design and can be reused, for example, by brushing or washing. Of course, in some cases, the filter element or similar filter structure is a disposable consumable.
  • the autonomous cleaner of the present application optimizes the design of the air duct, that is, the length of the entire air duct is extended to meet the demand for the air duct when it is used as a high-power handheld vacuum cleaner.
  • the air inlet of the air duct that is, the dust collector
  • the port is located at the front end of the entire autonomous cleaner body, and the air outlet of the air duct is designed at the rear end of the entire autonomous cleaner body, so that the length of the entire air duct is almost equal to the length of the front and rear sides of the autonomous cleaner body
  • the fan section 202 further includes an air outlet 222, which is located at the rear end of the body 10.
  • the air outlet 222 may be configured as a grille structure arranged at intervals, and the gap of the grille may be designed according to actual needs, the characteristics of the fan, and the size of the air outlet.
  • the height of the grille may be slightly lower than the height of the channel formed by the air flow through the fan 2022, so that a certain flow space is also left between the grille and the top of the channel.
  • the air outlet 222 may also adopt other structures, such as fins or through holes.
  • the air outlet of the separation and dust collection part 203 is provided with a filter element or a similar filter structure to filter the air, so as to prevent the dirt in the separation and dust collection part 203 from escaping from the rear fan 2022.
  • the cross-sectional area of the air outlet of the separation and dust collection part 203 is usually larger, and the fan inlet 2021 will be much smaller than the separation and dust collection.
  • the cross section of the connecting passage connecting the air outlet of the separation and dust collection part 203 and the fan inlet 2021 is also reduced, so that the filter element or the like from the separation and dust collection part 203
  • the wind from the filter structure enters the fan 2022 in a certain direction with as little loss as possible.
  • the body 10 may also be provided with a position detection component.
  • the seat detection component may include a Hall sensor and a magnet, wherein the Hall sensor is disposed in the assembly space of the body 10, for example, in the chassis adjacent to the separation and dust collection.
  • the magnet is arranged on the side or bottom of the separation and dust collection part 203, or on the outer filter On the filter 200 or the inner filter 210.
  • the separation and dust collection part 203 when the separation and dust collection part 203 is in the assembled state, when the magnet on the separation and dust collection part 203 corresponds to the Hall sensor in the assembly space, it is subject to changes in the magnetic field and cuts the lines of magnetic force. , The Hall sensor will output a pulse signal to determine that the separation and dust collection part 203 is placed in place or has been correctly located in the assembly space, when the magnet on the dust box is not in contact with the assembly space Corresponding to the Hall sensor inside, the Hall sensor will not output a pulse signal. The control system outputs an alarm signal because it has not received the corresponding pulse signal to remind the user that the separation and dust collection part 203 is not placed In place.
  • the power supply part 201 includes a battery part and a circuit part for supplying power to other electric devices such as the power system and the control system.
  • the battery part may include a rechargeable battery (group), for example, a conventional nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery may be used, which is economical and reliable, or the battery part may also be other suitable rechargeable batteries (group), such as a lithium battery Compared with nickel-metal hydride batteries, lithium batteries have a higher volumetric specific energy than nickel-metal hydride batteries; and lithium batteries have no memory effect and can be charged at any time, greatly improving convenience.
  • the power supply part 201 also includes a battery groove in which the rechargeable battery (group) is installed, and the size of the battery groove can be customized according to the installed battery (group).
  • the rechargeable battery (pack) can be installed in the battery groove in a conventional manner, such as a spring latch.
  • the battery groove can be closed by a battery cover plate, and the battery cover plate can be fixed to the outer wall of the power supply part 201 in a conventional manner, such as screws.
  • the rechargeable battery (group) can be connected with a charging control circuit, a battery charging temperature detection circuit, and a battery undervoltage monitoring circuit, and the charging control circuit, a battery charging temperature detection circuit, and a battery undervoltage monitoring circuit are then connected to the control system .
  • the battery part, circuit part, and battery groove are surrounded by a shell to form a modular integrated assembly structure, which can be integrated into different modules through pre-design, integration and assembly, and finally assembled into a whole, Finally, it is encapsulated by a shell to form a modular integrated assembly structure.
  • the autonomous cleaner is connected to the charging base through charging electrodes provided on the side or bottom of the body 10 for charging.
  • the power supply part 201 may not only be a rechargeable battery, but also be used in conjunction with, for example, a solar battery.
  • the power supply part 201 may include a main battery and a backup battery, and when the main battery is too low or the line fails, it can be switched to the backup battery to work.
  • the power supply part 201 is arranged at the rear end of the fan part 202.
  • the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 is separated from the body 10, it is easy to understand that most of the weight of the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 comes from the power supply part 201;
  • the vacuum cleaner 20 can be held by hand, sometimes the dust suction opening 100 needs to be directed downward to the cleaning surface. If the tail is too heavy, more force is required to grasp the vacuum cleaner 20 by hand.
  • the power supply part 201 can also be arranged on at least one side of the upper, lower, left or right side of the fan part 202, so that the power supply part 201 is close to the The geometric center of the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20, and the center of gravity of the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 is more forward, so that the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 is more labor-saving.
  • the handheld suction The dust device 20 includes a housing that encapsulates at least the power supply part 201 and the fan part 202.
  • the housing protects the power supply part 201 and the fan part 202 provided therein, and on the other hand, the noise can be reduced;
  • the casing can prevent the airflow from escaping from places other than the air outlet 222, and the airflow channels are only the fan inlet 2021 and the air outlet 222, which is more conducive to air exhaust.
  • the separation and dust collection part 203 is detachably assembled on the housing so as to be separately removed for cleaning or replacement.
  • the autonomous cleaner disclosed in the present application can not only complete the cleaning operation on the ground or other horizontal surfaces, but also by holding the handheld cleaner provided on the autonomous cleaner.
  • the dust suction device is detached from the main body of the autonomous cleaner, and the area that is difficult to reach by the existing sweeping robot is cleaned by the user's hand.
  • the autonomous cleaner of this application can meet the needs of different cleaning environments, has strong practicability, and does not require users to configure different cleaning tools for different cleaning environments, which greatly saves costs; at the same time, the handheld vacuum device can be installed without tools It is assembled on the main body of the autonomous cleaner in a simple and convenient way, and can be disassembled and assembled without tools.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif de nettoyage autonome, comprenant : un corps constitué d'un espace d'assemblage et d'un orifice d'aspiration de poussière situé dans la surface inférieure et faisant face à une surface de nettoyage ; un système d'alimentation comprenant des roues motrices disposées sur deux côtés opposés du corps servant à entraîner le corps à se déplacer ; un système de commande disposé sur le corps pour commander les roues motrices ; et un dispositif d'aspiration de poussière pouvant être tenu, monté dans l'espace d'assemblage du corps et comprenant une partie source d'alimentation intégrée modulaire, une partie ventilateur, une partie séparation et collecte de poussière, et une tête d'aspiration de poussière reliée à l'orifice d'aspiration de poussière. La présente invention peut non seulement mettre en œuvre le nettoyage d'un sol par le dispositif d'aspiration de poussière pouvant être tenu prévu sur le dispositif de nettoyage autonome, mais peut également nettoyer des zones, difficiles à atteindre pour les robots de balayage existants, par le dispositif d'aspiration de poussière pouvant être tenu détaché du corps du dispositif de nettoyage autonome et tenu à la main par un utilisateur.
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